Welcome to Yankee Lake ...

Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yankee Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Yankee Lake: Yankee Lk.

Yankee Lake is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Yankee Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Yankee Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yankee Lake - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yankee Lake.

Communities near Yankee Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yankee Lake.

• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
• Port Jervis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <3>
• Walden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <3>
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Goshen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
• Montgomery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
• Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
• Ellenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <3>
• Maybrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <3>
• Florida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yankee Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yankee Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yankee Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yankee Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankee Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Yankee Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yankee Lake ...

Looking for more information about Yankee Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yankee Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yankee Lake.

Adding Yankee Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yankee Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yankee Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Yankee Lake post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yankee Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yankee Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/